Losers
Consumers: While cable providers don’t necessarily compete head-on in almost all parts of the country because of geographical strongholds, this proposed deal would consolidate significant power in the hands of Comcast on both the video and broadband side. For consumers, this means that while Time Warner Cable doesn’t offer a broadband cap, after Comcast takes over, the 11 million TWC broadband subscribers are probably going to get a cap. With such large market share, Comcast which is already the largest broadband provider, will gain even more power when it comes to dictating the terms of over a third of the nation’s broadband and TV experience.
More here: http://gigaom.com/2014/02/12/comcast-and-time-warner-cable-forget-tv-it-is-all-about-broadband/
We're actually getting ready to "cut the cord" in our house, using cable for the broadband connection to get movies and TV from Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, and VOIP for our home phone service. Of course if our new cable overloards cap our usage, we'll be constantly looking over our shoulders to make sure we're within their boundaries. I'm also guessing internet rates will go up, sacrificing economies of scale for corporate profits.
Actions like this are a good argument for a municipality to run their own fiber network.